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- NASA had been planning to launch the critical elements of its Mars Sample Return mission, or MSR, as soon as 2028, with a total budget for the program of $4.4 billion. The independent review board's report, which was released publicly on Thursday, concludes that both this timeline and budget are wildly unrealistic.
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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. WAILEA, Hawaii — NASA is delaying plans to move the Mars Sample Return (MSR) program to its next phase of development after an independent review found serious...
Sep 28, 2023 · NASA to address concerns about Mars Sample Return mission's 'unrealistic budget' News. By John Loeffler. published 28 September 2023. A NASA review board raised concerns around the Mars...
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Sep 21, 2023 · NASA had been planning to launch the critical elements of its Mars Sample Return mission, or MSR, as soon as 2028, with a total budget for the program of $4.4 billion. The independent...
Sep 22, 2023 · The mission received $822.3 million in the 2023 spending bill and NASA requested $949.3 million for Mars Sample Return in its budget proposal for 2024.
Jan 15, 2024 · Now it has gone awry, imperiled by a wildly unrealistic budget and schedule. Although a programmatic overhaul is now underway, no one can yet say just how — or when — the Mars Sample...
Oct 20, 2023 · Close to two months after an independent review board found NASA has a “near zero probability” to get crucial components of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission ready to launch by 2027 or...